Light Microwave Popcorn Taste Test

Nothing's nicer now than cozying up on the sofa with a bowl of everyone's favorite snack while you watch a flick. But who needs all the fat in those buttery morsels? Fortunately, stores have plenty of lower-fat varieties of make-at-home microwave popcorn — some with 25 calories or less per serving! To see which of these would satisfy the movie munchies, testers crunched their way in a blinded study through 14 samples (both light and 94 percent fat-free). Some were surprisingly great — and some, not so much. Here's the scoop on how they did.

Winner!

Winner!

Jolly Time Crispy 'n White Light ($3.40 for three 2.5-serving bags) won by a landslide for its "natural flavor" and "ideal, airy texture." Even more impressive: It has just 25 calories, 1 gram of fat, and 25 mg sodium per 1-cup serving.

Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention

Tasters who like a bit more seasoning preferred Jolly Time Healthy Pop Butter Flavor 94% Fat-Free ($3.40 for three 2.5-serving bags), which was "well-salted" and "nice and buttery" — a minor miracle, considering it has only 20 calories, 40 mg sodium, and no fat per 1-cup serving.